Soror Pink Cashmere,
Can I just say that I agree with you 1908%? For the Love of Money was horrible. And in my opinion, so was Not a Day Goes By. Ladies, I'm not trying to be funny, but please enlighten me as to what was so exceptional about these books. Most of the other "popular" titles out there also leave a lot to be desired. I have been so disappointed with the quality of fiction that black authors have been putting out.
An exception to this is of course Toni Morrison, who is in a completely different genre. I just completed a Morrison marathon and read The Bluest Eye, Beloved and Jazz. Now that's literature. I guess I need something that challenges my mind and evokes my emotions. If I don't feel like I am somehow a changed person by the time I'm done reading it, I don't feel I got my money's worth.
On that note, a good non-fiction book for all black women to read is All the Joy You Can Stand: 101 Sacred Power Principles for Making Joy Real in Your Life, written by Debrena Jackson Gandy.
[This message has been edited by SkeeBunny (edited November 10, 2000).]
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